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solve

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒlv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑlv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(solv)

Inflections of 'solve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
solves
v 3rd person singular
solving
v pres p
solved
v past
solved
v past p

solve
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Sense: Verb: find the solution to
Synonyms:
figure out, work out, reason out, think out, puzzle out, put two and two together (informal), find the solution to, find the answer to, unravel Collocations, shed light upon, decipher, decode, unlock Collocations, break Collocations, crack Collocations, answer Collocations, find out, divine Collocations, fathom Collocations, explain Collocations
Sense: Verb: resolve
Synonyms:
resolve Collocations, straighten out (informal), deal with (informal), sort out, smooth over, iron out (informal), clear up, settle Collocations, work out, get to the bottom of (informal)

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